Vanilla on Wooden Totem
(Vanilla planifolia)
Start growing your own vanilla beans!
The all-green, Vanilla planifolia is the true
vanilla that supplies the vanilla beans for pure
vanilla extract that’s coveted by bakers around
the world. This vining plant produces yellow
orchid-like flowers that need to be hand-pollinated
to produce vanilla beans. Since this
vigorous vine needs support, we’re providing a
wooden totem that the plant is climbing on. As
the plant grows, simply continue to wrap the
vining branches around the totem. Dry down
the potting media between waterings and the
vanilla plant can also be spritzed with water or
Orchid Myst. This is a large plant in a 6” pot as shown in the photo.